Tay! I had an amazing date with Mandy. Tell you all about it at school tomorrow, okay?
I played his message in my head over and over again. I knew it wasn't gonna help me at all, but I was kind of hoping that by some miracle, I'd hear something different. But every single time I'd hear his smile widening as he's saying this, his heart fluttering with excitement. While mine was beating fast, trying it's hardest to stay in one piece.
I felt really stupid, leaning on my locker, fussing about my stupid best friend's message. But I couldn't help it. How could he forget about our friendship anniversary? And not just any anniversary, but the 10th one. It just didn't make any sense. I knew that when we got older, things would change. We'd meet new people and all that crap, but this was something I'd never thought would happen. Seriously confusing.
God knows how long I've spent with these earphones on since yesterday. Pretty fine with it if you ask me, I haven't been making use of my iPod in a while. Taylor Swift's voice is ringing in my ears. Each word making an impact, hitting me harder with every note. She has a gift of making the world cry along with her. Amazing.
Someone pulled off my earphones with such force, my ears burned. My eyes flew open, my hands rubbing my ears furiously. "What the hell is wrong with you, pal?!" I screamed.
I looked up to see it had been Eric who pulled them off. He was staring at me with his huge green eyes, terrified of me. Speechless to the bone.
I was mortified as well. "Oh, Eric! I'm sorry I bursted like that…"
"It's okay, I guess."
"I better get goi-"
"What's wrong, Tay?"
"What do you mean?"
"You seem off," his eyes stared into mine, searching for an answer.
It just made my anger rise higher. The way he was so sure that I wasn't exactly perked up, but he couldn't figure out that he missed practically the most important thing to me right now. "Oh, I don't know Eric. Maybe it's because while you were out having the time of your life with your oh-so-perfect Mandy, I was home waiting for you to return my calls, or at least call me back!"
His eyes were even wider now. "What. Are. You. Talking. About?" each word took at least a second for him to say.
"God Eric, I didn't know you were that ignorant!"
He was no longer calm. "Listen Taylor, would you just stop screaming at me for a second and tell me what the hell your problem is?!"
I rolled my eyes. "September 3rd, Eric. Ring a bell?" I said calmly, no longer shouting.
He looked at me like I was crazy, I stared back glaring at him with everything I've got. He got the message. His reaction softened, the guilt seeping through. "Oh my God, that was yesterday…"
"Smart kid. Give the boy a prize."
He didn't have the strength to fight back. "Taylor, I'm so-"
I held up my hand. "Save it."
I walked away, holding back the tears.